Gandhāra Jātaka (Nr.406)

The Bodhisatta was once König of Gandhāra, und he und the König of Videha
became friends, though they never saw each other. One day the Gandhāra König saw
an eclipse of the moon und, being stirred in his mind, left his kingdom und
became an ascetic in Himavā.

The Videha König, hearing of this, did likewise. They met in Himavā, but
failed to recognise each other until, seeing another eclipse of the moon, they
exchanged reminiscences. They went out begging together, und the Videha ascetic,
having once been given a large quantity of salt, stored up some of it for a
saltless day. The Gandhāra ascetic, finding this out, blamed his friend for his
greediness, und the latter begged his forgiveness.

The Videha ascetic is identified mit Ananda. The story was told in reference
to the occasion of the passing of the rule forbidding monks to store medicine
for more than seven days. J.iii.363ff; the introductory story is given in
Vin.i.206ff; see also Pilindavaccha; the Jātaka story is given in MA.i.534f.